"Wonder Twin Powers Activate" Ring

10. Mark the location of decorative holes randomly around the disk and include a hole in the center.

11. Use a center punch and a hammer to make a dent in each dot you made with the marker to prevent the drill bit from skidding.

13. De-bur the holes with a bit a little larger than the bit you used to drill the holes by twisting the bit in the top and bottom of each hole.

14. Give the disk a cup shape by hammering it into the well of a dapping block (figure I). Smooth the edges with a file.

15. Cut a flower shaped piece of metal for the top of the ring using a jeweler's saw. Smooth the edges.

16. Drill a hole in center of the flower shape for the top of the ring. De-bur the holes.

17. Slide the cupped bottom disk, bead and top decorative shape onto the silver tube. Mark the length of the whole assembly (figure J). Slide everything off the tube and cut the tube about 2mm longer than the location of the mark. File the ends.

18. Using a pair of tweezers in a clamp, hold the ring upright and with another pair of tweezers position the tube at a 90-degree angle to the ring making sure the bottom of the tube is touching the ring.

20. Stack the silver cupped disk, bead and silver top shape on the tube on top of the ring and slide everything onto the ring mandrel. Rotate a scribe around the inside edge of the tube to flare the edges (figure L). With a rounded punch (or just a small hammer with a rounded end) gently tap around the edge to curl the edge down.

21. Push the bezel set on the wire down into the tube (figure M). Trim if it does not sit flush on top of the ring. Hammer the end of the wire out a little and fit it into the tube. Repeat until the wire is wide enough to be wedged into the tube. Make sure the tube is dry. Make a few scratches on the wire with a file to give the wire a tooth. Put a dot or two of epoxy on the wire and wedge it into the tube.

22. Let the ring cure for 24 hours.

23. Set the stone into the bezel by pressing in the sides of the bezel to cover the rounded edge of the stone with a bezel rocker.

Enjoy your Wonder Twin Powers Activate ring!

Tips

• Wear safety glasses when working with glass

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